New Zealand v India: the preview
New Zealand meet India at Basin Reserve, Thursday 9:00am (India tour of New Zealand 2026/27, 1st Test). India have won 62 of the 118 meetings with New Zealand since 2002.
The big picture
New Zealand are 1–2 in India tour of New Zealand 2026/27 2026.
India are 2–1 in India tour of New Zealand 2026/27 2026.
Form
New Zealand have won two of their last five and most recently lost to India.
India have won three of their last five and most recently beat New Zealand.
Head to head
These sides have met 118 times on our records since 2002: New Zealand 43, India 62, 9 drawn.
Last time out (2026, 2nd ODI (D/N)), India won 134–113 at Hnry Stadium.
Players to watch
For New Zealand, watch Glenn Phillips (58.5 runs a game in 2026) and Bevon Jacobs (32 runs a game in 2026).
For India, watch Virat Kohli (40.5 runs a game in 2026) and Shreyas Iyer (22.3 runs a game in 2026).
What the numbers say
On the numbers this is too close to split.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
